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  <title id="go138336">pg_max_external_files</title>
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    <p>The <codeph>pg_max_external_files</codeph> view shows the maximum number of external table
      files allowed per segment host when using the external table <codeph>file</codeph>
      protocol.</p>
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      <title>pg_catalog.pg_max_external_files</title>
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            <entry colname="col1">column</entry>
            <entry colname="col2">type</entry>
            <entry colname="col3">references</entry>
            <entry colname="col4">description</entry>
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          <row>
            <entry colname="col1"><codeph>hostname</codeph></entry>
            <entry colname="col2">name</entry>
            <entry colname="col3"/>
            <entry colname="col4">The host name used to access a particular segment instance on a
              segment host. </entry>
          </row>
          <row>
            <entry colname="col1"><codeph>maxfiles</codeph></entry>
            <entry colname="col2">bigint</entry>
            <entry colname="col3"/>
            <entry colname="col4">Number of primary segment instances on the host.</entry>
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